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Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:30 pm
by NEM
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:34 pm
by OrlandO
"Geez, don't they ever fire anybody around here?" ~ Skiles
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:03 pm
by amkyka1956
This should go on the positivity thread!
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:05 pm
by EAS Law
What ever will we do without Brian Schmitz's disparaging articles and sarcastic praise?
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:10 pm
by OrlandoDream
House cleaning is starting early.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:17 pm
by NEM
OrlandoDream wrote:House cleaning is starting early.
I wish they would hire Denton but it'll end up being that Robbins just does everything magic.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:20 pm
by Skin
Drain the swamp
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:39 pm
by Max Power
Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz
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Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:42 pm
by NEM
Max Power wrote:Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz
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Bianchi is funny to listen to at least lol
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:53 pm
by npiper17
NEM wrote:Max Power wrote:Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz
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Bianchi is funny to listen to at least lol
Funny to listen 'at' don't you mean? (As in, this guy is an idiot).
Honestly whenever someone retires, I try to find something nice to say about them. Unfortunately Schmitz has been mailing it in for years - crap articles with little to no insight, all the while calling himself 'Magic Insider.'
The man couldn't break a sweat nevermind break news. So, sorry Brian, I think local Magic coverage will be better off without you.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:04 pm
by Optimus_Steel
Talk about collecting paychecks...
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:12 pm
by Def Swami
Hope there's a good, modern replacement.
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Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:33 pm
by Furinkazan
Dunno why but I portray this parting like this

Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:34 pm
by Howard Mass
Brian Schmitz has had such a long career. He was actually roommates with my high school teacher way back in the day.
No matter if you agreed with him or not, he covered this team when we did not have many sources of media and did a great job of it.
Everyone should thank him for all of the years of articles.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:47 pm
by j-ragg
Why should everyone thank him? He wasn't volunteering, he was paid to cover the team and often slandered the team any chance he got.
Sure looks great to players when their own media talks negatively about their team.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:50 pm
by Skin
*In Bart Simpson's voice*
Did he leave yet?
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Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:03 pm
by DiplomaticMagic
Good riddance. He wont be missed.
Bianchi next please.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:30 pm
by zuppafly
Now he can enjoy retirement and spend quality years of grumping against the Magic on the sidelines, just not on a newspaper.
Good deal for everyone!
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:35 pm
by purpleswordfish
I've read his articles as long as I've known how to read. Even as a young child, I couldn't stand his clear bias and I always felt he didn't really care for the Magic much, if at all. I hope he enjoys his retirement, though.
Re: Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:02 pm
by MagicMadness
purpleswordfish wrote:I've read his articles as long as I've known how to read. Even as a young child,I couldn't stand his clear bias and I always felt he didn't really care for the Magic much, if at all. I hope he enjoys his retirement, though.
I agree. 25+ years of covering the Magic is a big deal, but he often came across as a guy paid to cover an assignment, rather than someone passionate about the subject matter. If you were an actual fan of the team, it made him less interesting to read.
At least he wasn't Bianchi, or Jemele Hill - I'll give him that. All in all, he was solid, IMO.